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Peter Ali
Peter Ali is a talented and self-taught Naive flutist creating his music from spirit within so each performance is unique and special. Playing a variety of styles, he will demonstrate the music of various plains and woodland tribes, as well as traditional flute styles of Norway and Egypt. He shares their stories as well as stories of his rich ethnic heritage. His father from Morocco is Berber and his mother from Mexico is of Native and southern European ancestry. Listen to the sounds of eagle, running river, nature and the spirit in the flute’s song. |
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Angus Scott Pipe Band
The Angus Scott Pipe Band has enjoyed performing in the Spokane Folk Festival from its very beginning. The band, formed in 1955, was named after Angus Scott, an influential Kimberly BC Pipe Major known for promoting Scottish culture in the Inland Empire. In addition to Folk Festival, the band is active in our region, performing in parades, graduations, private events and other community services. Pipe Major Jenel Thew and Drum Sargent Tom Hamming currently lead Angus Scott Pipe Band. www.aspband.com |
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Baharat!!
Baharat!! provides entertaining and educational performances based on the authentic, upbeat dances of the Middle East and North Africa. This includes not only belly dance, but also traditional folk styles and theatrical works. The group is based in Spokane, WA. www.facebook.com/baharatdancespokane |
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Beargrass
Beargrass is an acoustic folk & bluegrass duo featuring mandolin, tight harmonies and engaging tunes. They play folk, bluegrass and country with originals and cover tunes. www.beargrassband.com |
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Brittany Jean
Brittany Jean, of Brewster, WA, is an Americana singer/songwriter/storyteller and a Nashville recording artist. She is known as a wanderer and avidly quotes movie dialog. bjeanmusic.com |
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Carter Junction
The husband of wife duo of Clinton and Sarah Carter known as Carter Junction, perform Folk, Celtic, and Cowboy music with Clinton on vocals and guitar and Sarah on vocals, Celtic Harp, guitar and Irish drum, the Bodhran. Both are gifted vocalists, individually and in harmony, with Clinton singing bass and Sarah soprano. One reviewer described their music as “Johnny Cash Meets Loreena McKennitt”. Carter Junction is rapidly earning a name for themselves at folk venues throughout the Pacific Northwest. Carter Junction released their debut album, Simpler Time, in July 2017. www.reverbnation.com/carter_junction |
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Cimarron Tribal Belly Dance
Cimarron performs American tribal style belly dance, an improvisational (choreography-free) style based on folk dances from around the world. Their performance will include some dancing to dynamic, recorded music, as well as a selection of dancing to live drumming. Enjoy! www.facebook.com/cimarrontribal |
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Hank Cramer
Hank Cramer is a fulltime traveling folksinger from Winthrop, WA. His repertoire includes western, Celtic, maritime, and original songs. He has released over 20 CDs in his career, recorded the soundtracks for three films and is the 2011 winner of the prestigious Humanities Washington Award. Expect a rousing rendition of sea shanties, cowboy songs and Celtic ballads. Plan to sing along! www.hankcramer.com www.reverbnation.com/hankcramer |
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Dog Paw
Dog Paw, a bi-musical contra dance band plays northern and southern tunes. Members of the band include Eugene Jablonsky, Lzs Dresibach and Sally Jablonsky. |
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Floating Crowbar
Floating Crowbar is comprised of Don Thompson, Morgan Andersen, Rick Rubin and James Hunter. Floating Crowbar is celebrating the release of their 4th album, “Down the Lane”. They play traditional Irish dance music (with the Haran Irish Dancers) and songs from the British Isles and Irish diaspora. www.floatingcrowbar.com |
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Frankie Ghee
Frankie Ghee is a female singer-songwriter who plays the acoustic guitar, and sings and plays original folk songs. Frankieghee.com |
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Free Whiskey
Free Whiskey is a Celtic folk-rock group that plays an eclectic mix of old and new. The group offers lush vocals and beautiful fiddle and whistle tunes, paired with an addictive rhythm. Free Whiskey plays a fun and artful set of Celtic folk-rock that makes you want to get up and dance! m.facebook.com/FreeWhiskeyFans |
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Grant Elementary Drummers & Dancers
The Grant Elementary Drummers & Dancers perform traditional African music and dances. The performing group have been a part of the school for more than 40 years. |
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Haran Irish Dancers
The award-winning Haran Irish Dancers have been based in Spokane since 2002 and enjoy exploring all aspects of Irish dance. With each performance, the dance group brings the true spirit and beauty of Irish step dance to the Pacific Northwest. With performers ranging from beginners to champions, they take you on a journey of Irish dance from traditional social-style dancing to graceful soft-shoe step dance and on to powerful, contemporary hard shoe choreographies. Spokaneharanirishdance.com |
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Heat Speak
Heat Speak is an orchestral folk ensemble from Spokane, WA, led by singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Dario Ré. They use eclectic instrumentation and impassioned poetics to create a unique blend of indie folk, chamber pop and gipsy fusion. The group formally known as the Dario Ré Ensemble, are performing their fourth season here at the Spokane Fall Folk Festival. They've crafted a sound that is truly unique in the Inland Northwest blending indie folk, chamber pop and gipsy fusion. Please welcome to the stage, Heat Speak! www.heatspeakmusic.com |
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Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots
Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots is an energetic band playing an eclectic mix of Celtic, North American and Scandinavian music. For over 20 years, Deep Roots has been led by master fiddler, Arvid Lundin, and the driving rhythms of David Beach on guitar and mandolin. About 6 years ago, vocalist Char Beach joined the group with her harp, guitar and Bodhran. Most recent member, Cherie Bronstein, adds a powerful beat with her bass fiddle. Deep Roots will get your toes tapping and have you out of your seat dancing. DeepRootsMusic@gmail.com |
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Maple Ridge Band
The Maple Ridge Band plays bluegrass, gospel and more. The 6-person group is equipped with banjo, mandolin guitar, bass, vocal harmonies and riveting lyrics that beautifully blend bluegrass, folk and a little southern twang. Enjoyment guaranteed. mapleridgeband.com |
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Lyle Morse
Lyle Morse, also known as "Lonesome Lyle", is an outstanding acoustic guitarist, harmonica player and singer-songwriter-performer. He performs at countless venues and festivals throughout t Washington, Idaho and Montana. Purely because he finds the music so expressive, moving and profound, Lyle concentrates his energies on acoustic blues music. www.lylemorse.com |
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Muckle Roe
Muckle Roe is named for one of the 16 inhabited islands of the more than 100 Shetland Islands. The Shetland Islands that lie in far Northern Scotland have a colorful history heavily influenced by both Scandinavia (particularly Norway) and mainland Scotland. The band is comprised of eight members playing fiddles, guitar, cello, accordion and piano. Two of the members, Carla Carnegie and Arvid Lundin, are cousins whose grandparents emigrated from Sweden. Between their two families, Scandinavian and Celtic music have been mainstays of their musical diet. It is Muckle Roe's pleasure to bring music to the Scottish Highland Games this year! Aye! |
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Musha Marimba
Musha Marimba is a select group of high school students playing Zimbabwean style marimba music. They are an experienced performing group, entertaining audiences throughout the northwest. Musha Marimba will play traditional music from Zimbabwe and other parts of southern Africa as well as new compositions written in the Zimbabwean style. The music is polyrhythmic and polyphonic, and full of energy and excitement. Audiences are encouraged to join in clapping and dancing. |
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Northwest Hula Company
Spokane's only professional Hula dance entertainment company. The Northwest Hula Co. features authentic and traditional Hawaiian Hula, the fast-hip-shaking Tahitian Dance and the New Zealand Maori Poi Ball Dance. The group is a leader in authentic and traditional Hawaiian Hula and Polynesian dance. www.northwesthula.com |
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Otis Orchards Malleteers
As an auditioned mallet percussion group of 4th, 5th and 6th graders, the Otis Orchards Malleteers perform multicultural instrumental music. The students perform at various schools and community events around Washington State every year. |
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Kevin Pace & the Early Edition
Kevin Pace & the Early Edition play traditional bluegrass and gospel. They entertain their audience with a fresh take on the classic sounds of traditional bluegrass along with a passion to carry the "good news" through gospel music. grassboy71.wixsite.com/kevinpacemusic |
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Pages of Harmony
The Pages of Harmony are a male a cappella chorus who have been singing in the Barbershop style in the greater Spokane area since 1951. The Pages of Harmony and quartets sing a cappella music from the 1890s through the 2010s in the Barbershop Harmony style. www.PagesofHarmony.org |
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Sidetrack
Sidetrack is a versatile, six-piece band with a great beat. Most of the band are multi-instrumentalists, and the band has a definite groove. The band plays country rock, swing, rock-n-roll, rockabilly, electric bluegrass and many original tunes from slow waltzers to fast up-tempo songs. www.facebook.com/SidetrackSpokaneBand |
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Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers
The Silver Spurs repertoire represents over 40 cultures, including Mexican, Japanese, English, Ukrainian, Filipino, Norwegian, Haitian and traditional American dances. A timeline of dance crazes from the USA has popular styles including Charleston, Lindy hop, swing and disco. Character dances, depicting eras or interpretation of styles are included in the dance repertoire. The Spurs perform primarily in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. www.silverspursyouthfolkdancers.org |
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Spokane Irish Dance
Spokane Irish Dance is a community dance school dedicated to bringing the joy and love of Irish Dance to the people of Spokane. At the Festival, enjoy a mix of reels, jigs and hard shoe dance to get the audience clapping and their toes tapping. spokaneirishdancers.com |
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Spokane Taiko
Spokane Taiko, founded in 1997, seeks to build community and create awareness through the traditional Japanese music, especially rhythms, dance and martial arts. Audiences will be soothed at times and electrified at others by the primal beat and pulse of the instruments. spokanetaiko.org |
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Stevens County Stompers
The Stevens County Stompers is a clogging group for all ages and all experience levels, from Colville, WA, in Stevens County. Melissa Johnson started the group over 16 years ago and it's still going strong. Melissa's daughter, Hannah Johnson, has been in the group clogging from day one. Hannah studied other dance forms along with her clogging as she grew up. She now holds two national clogging titles in choreographed solo for the years 2014 and 2015. The group performs at most of the local summer festivals in Stevens County and has entertained at the Fall Folk Festival for over 12 years. If anyone is in our neck of the woods, and is interested in learning to clog dance and wants to join our fun group, contact Melissa Johnson at (509) 675-1786. |
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Swingset Hooligans
The Swingset Hooligans are a swing dance performance troop based in Spokane, WA. They are an arm of Strictly Swing Spokane, a local organization that hosts weekly swing dance classes and social dances. The Swingset Hooligans perform entertaining routines focused on preserving the vintage social dances of the swing era. Their performance contains multiple dance styles popular in the 1920s thru the 1950s, including: Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Solo Vintage Jazz and Air Steps. We're sure you enjoy the show! strictlyswingspokane.com |
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Taste of Tango
Taste of Tango perform traditional to contemporary dance. |
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Ukulele Players of the Palouse
UPOP meet each month; the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month and the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. All practices are from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Bishop Place Community Room in Pullman. Everyone is welcome; all ages and levels of playing ability. For anyone under 18 years of age, we ask that they be accompanied by a parent or sponsor. www.facebook.com/UkulelePlayersOfThePalouse |
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